Polliwog Pond fishing

Fishing at Polliwog Pond has Brown Trout and Lake Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.4 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and dawn for Lake Trout.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

21

Since 2011

Species recorded

2

Average size

7 in

Elevation

1,595 ft

Access and facts

Boat ramp
Yes

A 196-acre Franklin County pond in the Adirondacks with an unimproved trailer launch.

Sources: shore_notes , access

How Polliwog Pond is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2022.

Little Polliwog Pond (0.6 mi) was stocked more recently.

Fish at Polliwog Pond

Fishing Polliwog Pond is most likely to be for Lake Trout. Lake Trout accounts for 13 of 21 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout.

Lake Trout 13 plants
Plants
13 of 21
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
6.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Lake Trout guide.

Brown Trout 8 plants
Plants
8 of 21
Last stocked
April 1, 2018
Average length
8.1 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,1102011
  • 1,8602012
  • 2,0402013
  • 2,5102014
  • 2,5002015
  • 1,6402016
  • 1,5902017
  • 1,6502018
  • 3302019
  • 3502020
  • 3502021
  • 2602023
  • 3002024
  • 3602025

Stocking history

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Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Lake Trout 360 6 in report
April 1, 2024 Lake Trout 300 7 in report
May 1, 2023 Lake Trout 260 6 in report
April 1, 2021 Lake Trout 350 6 in report
April 1, 2020 Lake Trout 350 6 in report
April 1, 2019 Lake Trout 330 6 in report
May 1, 2018 Lake Trout 350 6.5 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,300 8 in report
April 1, 2017 Lake Trout 350 6.5 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,240 8 in report
April 1, 2016 Lake Trout 350 6.4 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,290 8.2 in report
May 1, 2015 Lake Trout 700 6.3 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,800 7.8 in report
May 1, 2014 Lake Trout 700 6.8 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,810 8.1 in report
May 1, 2013 Lake Trout 510 6.8 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,530 8.1 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,860 8.2 in report
May 1, 2011 Lake Trout 330 6.1 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,780 8.3 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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